2014 Yutian earthquake

2014 Yutian earthquake

Date	12 February 2014 (2014-02-12)
Magnitude	6.9 M_w^[1]
Depth	12.0 kilometres (7 mi)
Epicenter	Yutian County, Xinjiang (36°06′N 82°30′E / 36.1°N 82.5°E / 36.1; 82.5Coordinates: 36°06′N 82°30′E / 36.1°N 82.5°E / 36.1; 82.5)
Areas affected	China
Total damage	90,000 houses damaged 1.08 billion CNY (177.5 million USD)^[2]
Casualties	0^[3] 11,515 livestock killed

The 2014 Yutian earthquake struck Xinjiang on 12 February at 17:19 Beijing Time. The epicenter was located in Aqiang Township, Yutian County. The United States Geological Survey reported its magnitude to be 6.9.^[1]^[4] News reports indicate that no people were killed, but the earthquake could be felt in the seat of Yutian County, Aqiang Township, and Aksu Prefecture far to the north. The earthquake was reported to be felt in Ngari, Zanda and Tholing, and as far away as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Kashmir, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, northern Pakistan, western Nepal, eastern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Almaty, in Kazakhstan.

References

Earthquakes in China

Historical	1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia) 1303 Hongdong 1556 Shaanxi 1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan 1879 Gansu

Contemporary	1918 Shantou, Guangdong 1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia 1925 Dali, Yunnan 1927 Gulang, Gansu 1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang 1932 Changma 1933 Diexi, Sichuan 1947 Assam 1948 Litang, Sichuan 1950 Assam – Tibet 1955 Yuzha, Sichuan 1966 Xingtai, Hebei 1969 Bohai Sea 1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan 1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning 1976 Tangshan, Hebei 1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan 1981 Dawu, Sichuan 1985 Luquan, Yunnan 1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang 1994 Taiwan Strait 1995 Wuding, Yunnan 1996 Lijiang, Yunnan 1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia 1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang 1997 Manyi, Tibet 1998 Ninglang, Yunnan 2000 Yunnan 2001 Kunlun 2003 Bachu, Xinjiang 2003 Zhaosu, Xinjiang 2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi 2006 Yanjin, Yunnan 2008 Sichuan 2008 Yingjiang, Yunnan 2008 Panzhihua, Sichuan 2008 Damxung, Tibet 2009 Xinjiang 2009 Yunnan 2010 Yushu, Qinghai 2011 Yunnan 2011 Burma 2012 Yangzhou, Jiangsu 2012 Zhaotong, Yunnan 2013 Lushan, Sichuan 2013 Dingxi, Gansu 2014 Yutian, Xinjiang 2014 Yingjiang, Yunnan 2014 Ludian, Yunnan 2014 Jinggu, Yunnan 2014 Kangding, Sichuan 2015 Pishan, Xinjiang

By province	Sichuan

Organizations	China Meteorological Administration China Earthquake Administration China Earthquake Networks Center China Geological Survey

← Earthquakes in 2014 →

January	Eketahuna, New Zealand (6.1, Jan 20)

February	Yutian, Xinjiang, China (6.9, Feb 12)

April	Iquique, Chile (8.2, Apr 1) Managua, Nicaragua (6.1, Apr 10) Guerrero, Mexico (7.2, Apr 18)

May	Mae Lao, Thailand (6.1, May 5) Sindh, Pakistan (4.5, May 8) Aegean Sea (6.9, May 24) Yingjiang, Yunnan, China (5.6, May 24)

June	Aleutian Islands, United States (7.9, Jun 23)

July	Mexico–Guatemala (6.9, Jul 7) Alaska, United States (6.0, Jul 25)

August	Ludian, Yunnan, China (6.1, Aug 3 †‡) Orkney, South Africa (5.5, Aug 5) Cayambe, Ecuador (5.1, Aug 12) Napa, California, U.S. (6.0, Aug 24)

September	Cusco Region, Peru (4.9, Sep 28)

October	Jinggu, Yunnan, China (6.0, Oct 7) Intipuca, El Salvador (7.3, Oct 14) Dehloran, Iran (5.6, Oct 15)

November	Kangding, Sichuan, China (5.9, Nov 22)

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year Times for all earthquakes are in UTC

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